After years of wild guess and flawed estimations, Gallup has attempted to get some hard data on just how many gay, lesbian, and bisexual people there are in America. So how good are their are numbers?
As the controversy over their teammate's offensive comments about gay players in the locker room still brews, two members of the Super Bowl-bound San Francisco 49ers are stirring the pot by denying they ever participated in a gay-rights video — or that it was ever a gay-rights video at all.
A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.
On Saturday Mollie Judith Olgin and Mary Christine Chapa, a couple, were found in a thicket of grass in a Texas park and shot in the head. Olgin has died, and the town of Portland, Texas is now faced with a deeply troubling homicide case.
It's hard to tell what's more digusting: That Rev. Charles Worley of North Carolina is preaching about rounding up gays and lesbians and putting them behind an electrified fence to die out or the fact that he has a congregation cheering him on.
In his first interview with the press since being convicted of bias intimidation against Tyler Clementi, Dharun Ravi sounds more grown up, more sympathetic, and more like he's following a script from his defense strategy.
Two men kiss at a Rick Santorum rally in Illinois, inspiring the crowd to chant, "USA! USA!"
A New Jersey jury trying Dharun Ravi has returned a guilty verdict for invasion of privacy in case concerning the death of his Rutgers roommate Tyler Clementi, finding he committed a hate crime against Clementi but not Clementi's anonymous sexual partner.
A chilling story out of Iraq claims close to 100 Iraqi teens have been murdered for being perceived to be either "emo" or gay. It looks to be at least partly true.
A judge has sentenced Brandon McInerney, now age 17, to 21 years in prison for the 2008 killing of his gay classmate, Larry King.
Clint Eastwood's not a Republican. He's not a Democrat either. He didn't object when GQ classified him as a "social libertarian" in an interview last month, but it's technically not a form of libertarianism, which is okay, because Eastwood and politics were a bad match from the start.
Players: Dan Savage, creator of the It Gets Better project, gay rights activist, Rick Santorum's Google Nemesis and gay glitter-bombing barbarian supporter; The Dan Savage Welcoming Committee, "a member-less organization" whose only point of unity is accusing Dan Savage of hypocrisy.
"My first thought was, 'Wow, nine billboards! That's quite an investment,' " says a reverend in the rivalry
Fox News mentioned the law's repeal 16 times compared to 66 times at CNN
Gay marriage supporters don't support a petition for the puppets to get married
Certifies the military is ready for gays to serve openly
A patron says her marriage equality shirt was deemed offensive by Dollywood staff
The congresswoman is now a top target of her dreaded "homosexual agenda"
Also says audio of him calling gays "barbarians" is doctored
But her belief that homosexuality is "part of Satan" won't hurt her that much in Iowa
The grace of Betty Ford, the good side of Rupert Murdoch, and more
At White House Pride Month event last night, the sex columnist stepped forward
Even though there's no evidence that's the case
Cuomo's work on marriage equality could give him the same lift as Iraq did for Obama
A roundup of reactions following his cable TV and press conference appearances
He's in New York for an LGBT fundraiser while the state debates same-sex marriage
Not only did he serve Obama, Huntsman's family gave thousands to Harry Reid
He'll be the "authentic" Republican who'll attack Obama's policies, not his personality
"It's like the president's not our boyfriend anymore"
Their video to support gay and lesbian teens is a first in professional sports
The new poll tracks with many other surveys released in recent months
The CNN anchor had said he was "scared" before his book came out
Former N.M. Gov. Gary Johnson, pro-weed legalization, announced his candidacy
Fred Karger has said his presidential campaign would be a success if he got to debate
A refusal to endorse Paul Ryan's budget is being read as a clue to a 2012 bid
LGBT bloggers want an anti-gay activist who recanted to take on his former colleagues
After backlash, the app is now no more
In the wake of one student's suicide, Rutgers University implements gender-neutral dorms
Will ordering the Justice Department to stop defending the Defense of Marriage Act become a liability for a Obama?
President Obama now says the law--which defines marriage as between a man and a woman--is unconstitutional
Does the social network's addition of two relationship status options represent meaningful change?
Focus on the Family isn't on it
On Tuesday, 31 percent of self-identified gays cast votes for Republicans
"I enjoy the fact that they often give each other AIDS and die"
Obama's spotty record could lose the party crucial votes
A step in the right direction, say advocates, but only a step
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